Specifications - Collahuasi Copper Mine, Chile
| Key Data | |
|---|---|
| Producer of | Copper |
| Location | Northern Chile |
| Ownership | Falconbridge (44%), Anglo American (44%), Japanese interests (12%). |
| Geology type | Copper-bearing porphyry |
| Mineral type | Copper oxides and sulphides |
| Reserve base | 1,800Mt grading 0.9% copper |
| Annual production | 488,600t of copper in concentrate, plus 68,600t of cathode copper (2005). |
| Mining method | Conventional open pit |
| Processing method | Oxide ores: crushing, agglomeration, acid leaching, solvent extraction and electro-winning to produce cathode copper for export |
| Processing method | Sulphide ores: crushing, grinding and flotation to produce copper concentrate for export |
| Employment | 980 plus contractors |
| Key Equipment | |
| Open pit | Bucyrus International and Driltech electric drills, Komatsu 830E haul trucks, Caterpillar 797 haul trucks, Bucyrus International mining shovels, Krupp Fördertechnik semi-mobile crushers, Modular Mining Systems truck |
| Contract blasting | Orica |
| Ore processing | General Electric mill drives, Svedala filter presses, Geho concentrate pipeline pumps |
| Project contractors | Bechtel and Kvaerner Metals |
| Tailings impoundment | Golder Associates |
| Camp construction | Atco Structures |
| Concentrate terminal | Sandwell Engineering |
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